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BOB CRUME drives the final two yards for Shelton's first touchdown as the
Highclimbers draw first blood in Friday's 21-7 conquest of North Thurston.
Crume was the Climbers' leading rusher with 54 yards.
By JIM KNEELAND
Shelton's Climbers ran over
the Rams of North Thurston as
they piled up 295 yards, rushing,
to beat the Rams 21-7 in last
Friday's game played at North
Thurston.
Highlighting the game was a
sixty-yard punt return by Tracy
Armstrong for an easy six points.
Neal White then kicked the extra
point, giving Shelton a 7-0 lead
with only four minutes gone in
the game.
Two Climber series later, the
offense put together seven plays
to score touchdown number two.
After Neal White kicked the extra
point the Climber's lead had
grown to 14-0.
Neal White started off the
touchdown series by gaining five
on a keeper play only to have it
called back by a holding penalty.
With a first down and twenty-five,
Don Neth carried the ball for five
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yards. On the next down,
halfback Bob Crume broke loose
and rambled for thirty yards
leaving the ball on the seven yard
line.
From there, halfback Rob
Settle took five yards on the next
play, but again the play was called
back on a penalty. Neal White
then made up the five yards lost
on the previous play on a keeper.
Terry Knight grabbed five on the
next play, putting the ball down
iust short of the two-yard line.
Bob Crume scored the six as
he made a hard-driving run.
During the rest of the second
quarter, the two teams took turns
possessing the ball.
When play got underway after
halftime, North Thurston still
wasn't able to get the ball over
the goal line, but Shelton wasted
little time in getting another six
up on the scoreboard.
In the first Shelton series, the
Climbers lost the ball on downs
only to have it returned to them
as North Thurston was forced to
punt a few plays later.
The Rams' punter tried to
steer away from speedster Tracy
Armstrong, but Armstrong still
got his hands on the ball. This
time Armstrong found a few
Rams' waiting for him and he
gained only a yard. Shelton lost
the ball on downs six plays later,
forcing them to punt.
North Thurston didn't have
the ball long, though, as Neal
White intercepted an ill-fated
Ram pass to set up Shelton's final
score.
The first play of the series was
carried by Rob Settle. However,
the play was nullified on an illegal
procedure penalty.
Halfback Bob Crume then
struggled for two yards and on
the next play sophomore Steve
Settle grabbed another five yards.
Don Neth then came in to carry
the ball for eight yards and a first
down.
With a first down,
quarterback Neal White went
back to pass but was unable to hit
his receiver. Steve Settle got the
call again on the second-and-ten
and then carried the ball two
yards before meeting a Ram.
Rob Settle then took over the
ball-handling duties and marched
ten yards for a first down on the
North Thurston ten-yard-line.
Quarterback White decided to go
with Rob Settle again and once
more Settle rambled for ten,
giving the Climbers another
touchdown.
White kicked the extra point
and Shelton's lead had swollen to
21-0.
North Thurston then began to
move against the Climbers. The
drive came to an abrupt end,
however, when Brad Oling came
up with a fumble.
After two yardage-losing
plays and an incomplete pass, the
Climbers had to return the ball to
North Thurston.
The punt was high and long
but an illegal use-of-hands penalty
called against Shelton on the play
gave the Rams excellent field
position.
North Thurston began to eat
away at the Climber defense with
a balanced attack of passing and
running. The score came after the
North Thurston quarterback,
Tom Davis, hit two consecutive
passes. The first one to Rich
McCallum covered twenty-six
yards.
The next pass went to end
Kelly Crisler for a sixteen yard
pass through the middle and in
the end zone. The extra point was
kicked with 30 seconds showing
on the clock, making the score at
the final 21-7.
As for the statistics of the
game, the Rams led in passing
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with 6 of 11 passes completed,
while Shelton was 0 for 4
attempts.
Both Shelton and North
Thurston had one pass
intercepted and Shelton recovered
one fumble.
In the penalty department,
North Thurston was penalized
fifteen yards while Shelton piled
up one hundred yards in
penalties.
Leading Shelton rushers were
Bob Crume with 54 yards, Ray
Krumpols with 38 yards; Steve
Settle grabbed 35 yards while his
brother, Rob, ran for 33. Don
Neth had 26 yards in rushing.
Leading tacklers for the
Climbers were Duane Makoviney
with 5 tackles and 3 assists and
Rob Settle with 5 tackles and 2
assists.
~l~~~~~~~
Against im
Coming off a two-game winning streak, Shelton will meet
Timberline in their first home game to be played Friday
night.
Although Timberline has lost its first two games, Coach
Jack Stark and Scout Harlen Buitenveld claim this is going to
be one of Shelton's best games.
When Timberline took on North Thurston, even though
they lost, their offense piled up more yardage against the
tough Ram defense than Shelton did.
Buitenveld said, "I think Timberline will work harder at
keeping itself in the game instead of just hammering away at
the defense."
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There wilt be a breakfast
meeting of the Highclimber
Booster Club Monday morning at
7 a.m. at the Timbers Restaurant.
All fans and Boosters of the
Climbers are invited and
encouraged to attend. For more
information, contact Coach Mike
Sims.
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CLIMBER DEFENSIVE BACK Terry Knight knocks down a
for a disappointed Rams' receiver.
SHELTON'S STRONG defense shops a North Thurston ba
negligible gain.
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